Postdoc position - Lipid Network Reconstruction & Computational Modeling

OVERVIEW

The Holthuis Lab is broadly engaged in fundamental and disease-relevant studies to elucidate cellular functions of sphingolipids, a class of multi-purpose biomolecules involved in life-death signalling, molecular sorting and membrane repair. As partner of EU-funded consortium Recon4IMD (www.recon4imd.org), we are looking for a postdoc interested in collaborating with membrane biochemists, computational biologists, bioinformaticians and clinical researchers to reconstruct the highly interconnected and compartmentalized lipid metabolic network as part of an effort to build the most advanced metabolic model for the diagnosis and management of inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs). For more information, please visit our website https://holthuis-lab-uos.de/positions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD degree in biology, biochemistry or bioinformatics
• Solid background in lipid cell biology, membrane biochemistry and/or biomolecular mass spectrometry
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Strong communication skills and ability to initiate productive collaborations across a pan-European network of research institutes, academic hospitals and patient organizations
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken

WE OFFER

• A cutting-edge research project at the interface of membrane enzymology, medical biochemistry and systems biology with ample opportunities for developing an extensive academic network
• State-of-the-art instrumental infrastructure in a cooperative working environment (CellNanOS; https://www.cellnanos.uni-osnabrueck.de/en)
• Participation in the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1557 „Functional plasticity of cellular membrane networks” and its support programs (https://irtg.uni-osnabrueck.de/application/sfb-1557.html)
• Collegial cooperation in an interdisciplinary and international research team working on fundamental and disease-relevant aspects of lipid cell biology
• UOS is located in the historical town of Osnabrück, the only German city situated in a national park

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• The application deadline is 30 June 2023. The position will be filled as soon as possible
• The position is temporarily limited until 31.05.2027
• Salary is at the E13/100% level according to the German TV-L scale
• UOS is a family-friendly university and committed to helping working/studying parents balance their family and working lives
• UOS seeks to ensure equal opportunities for women and men and strives to correct any gender imbalance in its schools and departments
• If two candidates are equally qualified, preference will be given to the candidate with disability status

HOW TO APPLY

Applications including an informative letter of motivation, curriculum vitae with list of publications as well as the names and contact details of two academic referees should be sent as a single PDF-document by June 30th, 2023 to Prof. Dr. Joost Holthuis (holthuis@uos.de).

Further information on this position can be obtained by visiting our website: https://holthuis-lab-uos.de/positions